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  • #1

    SB DRO installation

    Someone requested some pictures of the DRO mounting.

    I thought it would be good to give the nay sayers something to criticize and give

    Doozer a chance to critique my welds.

    The old weld on the cast iron control box is from my move to Brazil during which the electrical switch was snapped off.

    I drilled and tapped two holes in the back of this box to mount the unit.

    The unit is very light and so this minimal support should be enough.
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    Last edited by davidwdyer; 03-14-2023, 12:33 PM.
    Vitَria, Brazil
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    Here are some more pictures.

    The X and Y axis installation.

    A small flat was milled on the way cover of the Y axis and two holes drilled and tapped to

    hold a small piece of aluminum which in turn is screwed into the slide on the scale.

    The larger holes used for mounting are part of the existing carriage on the SB.

    Two smaller holes were tapped and threaded to prevent twisting.
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    Last edited by davidwdyer; 03-14-2023, 12:34 PM.
    Vitَria, Brazil

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    • #3
      Looks ok.

      -D
      DZER

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      • #4
        A good solution. Would not work for me, because there is not room behind the lathe for the crosslide axis. But it fits your setup.
        CNC machines only go through the motions.

        Ideas expressed may be mine, or from anyone else in the universe.
        Not responsible for clerical errors. Or those made by lay people either.
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        • #5
          Nice! I have my cross slide scale set up similarly as I didn't want to lose space between my carriage and tailstock, works really well

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          • #6
            Originally posted by J Tiers View Post
            A good solution. Would not work for me, because there is not room behind the lathe for the crosslide axis. But it fits your setup.
            I have a bit of room on the back of the lathe since I have two lathes back to back and a little room between them for squeezing in and cleaning.
            Vitَria, Brazil

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            • #7
              I may be looking at it wrong but it looks like the read out is right in front of your chuck to where you would have to reach around it to get to it. I must be wrong.
              John Titor, when are you.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Mike Amick View Post
                I may be looking at it wrong but it looks like the read out is right in front of your chuck to where you would have to reach around it to get to it. I must be wrong.
                The view seems to be from the back of one lathe but DRO is actually on the tailstock end of the one it reads from, which is closer to the camera. In post # 6 he says he has two facing away from each other back-to-back.
                CNC machines only go through the motions.

                Ideas expressed may be mine, or from anyone else in the universe.
                Not responsible for clerical errors. Or those made by lay people either.
                Number formats and units may be chosen at random depending on what day it is.
                I reserve the right to use a number system with any integer base without prior notice.
                Generalizations are understood to be "often" true, but not true in every case.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by J Tiers View Post

                  The view seems to be from the back of one lathe but DRO is actually on the tailstock end of the one it reads from, which is closer to the camera. In post # 6 he says he has two facing away from each other back-to-back.
                  Yes, J Tiers is right. I can see now how it would be confusing, since there is a large late behind the SB, oriented in the opposite direction.
                  Vitَria, Brazil

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